Typographical composing machine



March 15, 1927.-

J. G. M NAMARA TYPQGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE,

Filed A ril 30. 1924 s Sheetg-Sheef 1 I HINVENTOR .70

I ATTXRNEYS' March 15, 1927.

J. 5. M NAMARA TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPO SING MACHINE Filed A ril 50. 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENTOR James G.M fl/amara BY g ZATTQ Ev:

March 15, 1927. 1,620,979

J. G. MFNAMARA TYPOGRAPHICAL GQMPOSING MACHINE Filed A' ril 50. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mari 1 5 1927i JA MEs'caMeNAMARA; OFBROOKLYNQNEW'YURK; vAssIGnoR-Td'MERGENTHALERQ LINo'rYra ooMr NY, TA coe ommow O'JEQN'EW YORK.

- rvroGRArrrroAn GOMPOSING MACHINES" 7 Application filed A irira'o, 1'924A:"Seria1:1 l'o. 709,970. i

the-mold: filled: with moltenmetal; to form a slug" on linotype' against the matrices, which; produce thev tygpe: characters thereom andtthe matrices thereafter returned through a: distributing; mechanism. to. the magazine fromlwhichthey-started; 1

The PIEESBIIElD-VBHblOH is directed primal" ily-to'aniimproved form and construction of the escapement mechanism andaims to prevent injury to the parts in the event; or"

obstruction: being offered to the normal operation of said. mechanism, as by the clogging ormisplacement ofthe-matrices, or from.othert-causes i-all as will be fu'lly pointed out in:the'detaileddescription torfollow. In the-- accompanying drawings, the invention is shownvasc applied to a machine equipped with a series of shiftablem'aga zines, but itwill be obvious that it. might be applied to arsing'le magazine m'achine if desired, or to a machine of any other-"kind:

Referring to thedrawings "Fig. 11- is a -verti'cal' section" through the magazine structure and keyboard mechanism of a linotype machine equipped with thislinvention'; a

Fig. 2 is a 'plan'vie'w of the improved escapementmechanisml; Fig; 3'i's a perspective; viewof oneof: the eseapements detached;

Fig; 4* is a View similar" to-Figr lfbut showing theinvention inunodified form;

Asshown in Figs. L and- 4; the magazine structure comprises two channeled magazines 1, arrangedone over the-other and'sup ported upon underlyingbase framesQ; the whole structure being shiftable as az-unit in the Well known manner tobringsone or'the other'ofthe magazines-into operative; 1 61a tionto: a stationary assembler entrance 3; into whioliz the matrices 4 are delivered-When releasedfrom the operative" magazine;; and

by Which-they. aredirectedit'o the assembling levee therebyqprojectsr thler front-f pawl 110 pointfonri c m ositiomim line; Eiaehr-Iof thfe individual magazines consists, asusualg of paralleltopand bottom plates suitably spaced apart and provided ini'their opposing faces wltlilongitudinal grooves 5 to-receive and. guide. the matrices their uppe'r and low-er cars 6 asthey pass throughlthe Inaga-v ,v zine by gravity. "lovetfect therelease of'the matrices one at a timefrom either selected magazine each" channel thereof is provided I v Wit-111 an; escapement mechanism of" improved 65 form andconstruetion. I

In. accordance With thisinvention: reiere ence being made to Figs. 1 tol3) ,eachzeseapementi mechanism comprisesa'venge or" es-.

capement; lever 'Zpivoteid between-r itsaends, '10 I as at 8, toaa supporting} bar, or frame QrZ SHiftw ably sustained-[by the baser f r a-me. qt: the magazine.- (The manner in which thees capement. baris supported. constitutes-.; no part of the presentinventiom theparticular T5 embodiment: shown: forming; the subject matter *ofa separate applicatiom)? The escapement lever 1- 7, isprovided its; forward endwith; a pawl; 10: and at-it-s. rear endy tvith a pawl 11, which; pawl saextend'fupwandly B through openings in the; upper grooved plate of the eseapementz bar,,so that; by rocking the escapement lever. the pawlsmay be; pro

'jected alternately into: the path-"oiv the matrices as, they rpass through the magazine, A spring 12 hasfits' rear .-end sea-ted fixedly in the escapement bar and bears at; its for- Wardl end againstthe; underside of the-rear end; 'otlitheleseapement levemi and.- acts to thrust the rear pawl into: the matrix path and retract the front. pawl. AIL actuating lever 13, pivoted to the eseapement-bar as at 14, has'a rearwardlyf proj eeting arm 15 extending beneath: the-front end: of the es v capement lever, and" an upwardly: extending 9% arm; 16 disposed-just-inward of; the plane of the forward end of the: magazine: structure; The arm- 15 is engaged on its underside: by v a spring; 17 which extends rearwardlyi be ne-ath-the escapement lever and has' its't rear end seated fixedly. in'tl ie 'escapementbar', the tendency-of this spring being, to! me the actuating! lever on? its axis so as: to engage its arm155With theforlvvard endat the: es-

capementr1ever.-, Therstrength of' thesprinkg'm5 17 isgreater 1 than; that of the spring: 1-2,- so that when theactuatingglever. 1-3: is free to be; rocked by; the springs; 1:7, it; engages 1' and lifts. ,thepf'orwardwen d: of the eseapement rocked away from the escapement lever, the spring. 12 is permitted to rock the escape into the matrix path and retracts the rear pawl. When however the actuating lever is ment lever in acontrary direction so as to project the rear pawl into the matrix path and retract the front pawl.

The actuating levers 13 of the several escapement mechanisms are controlled in their action by a series of substantially L:

shaped operating levers 19, which are pivotally mounted at their lower ends on a horizontal axis with their upper ends arranged in position to engage the arms 16 of the actuating levers of the selected magazine. These operating levers 19 are normally disengaged from the lever arms 16 but, are adapted, by the operation of the keyboard mechanism, to be rocked upwardly and rearwardly to engage said arms and rock the lever arms 15 downwardly away from the 'escapement levers so as thus to allow the springs 12 to function.

The operating levers lilare rocked upwardly in the'foregoing manner by means ofthe 'usual vertically reciprocating reeds 21, whose upper ends as shown, are in posiyokes upwardly and causes a correspond.

ing movement of the operating levers 19, all as well understood in the art.

The operation of the parts above described is as follows:

i On the. depression of a finger key, its

corresponding cam yoke 22 is tripped. and by the rotation of the cam 23 the associated reed 21 is elevated torock the corresponding operating lever 1 9 upwardly and rearwardly, whereby the engaged actuating lever '13 is rocked to the position shown in Fig. 1. In this action, the front spring 17 is depressed and the arm 15 of the actuating lever 13 disengaged from the escapement lever 7, so that the rear spring 12is allowed to reverse the position of the escapement lever, thereby retracting the front *pawl- 10 to release the foremost matrix and at the same time projecting'the rear pawl 11 into'the path'of the next matrix to arrest it momentarily. This action is followed al most instantly by the return of the parts to theirformer condition, disengagement of the'operating lever 19 from the actuating lever 13 permitting the latter, under the influence of the springl'Z, to re-engage the escapement lever androck it back to itsoriginal position, thereby withdrawing the rear pawl 11' from the matrix path and lower magazine.

It is to be noted that the movements of the escapement levers are effected only un derthe influence of the two springs, so that in the event of any obstruction to the movement of the parts, as by theclogging of the matrices,'or their misplacement, or from other causes, no damage can result. The arrangement is also useful in taking up the overthrow motion of the keyboard devices and in relieving excessive wear upon the rubber rolls. These and other advantages will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. I

-In Figs. 4, the construction of the escapement mechanism is substantially the same as that above described, but in this case the actuating levers 13 for the escapement levers are directly controlled in their operation by the keyboard reeds 21 which for this purpose are extended upwardly at an inclination, as at 26, so that their upper ends will be in position to engage the'actuating levers. The two arms 15f and 16 of each lever 13 are disposed in line with each other, the forward arm-16 being arranged in position to be engaged and rocked upwardly by the keyboard reed to the position shown on the upper active magazine, and thereby move -'the"rear arm 15? downwardly out of engagement with the escapement lever in order toallow the spring 12 to actuate the escapement lever. Since the reeds 21 engage the undersides of the actuating levers 13 and operate the same by an upward vertical movement, the upper ends of the reeds are disposed inwardly of the planeof the forward ends of thelnaga zines, and hence it is necessary, before the magazines can be shifted, to move the upper ends of thereeds out of the path of the magazines. This is accomplished, in the present instance, by providing a comb plate 26 through which the reeds extend at their upper ends, which plate is carried by arms 27'pivoted on a horizontal axis 28, so that by rocking the arms the comb plate will shift the upper ends of the reeds into or out of operative relation to the'aetuating levers. The comb plate may be operated by any suitable means, such for exam is as a handle 28 'fixed to one of the arms 2 and extending within convenient reach of the operator.

The foregoing improvements have been shown only in preferred form and by way of example, and obviously many changes and modifications may be made I therein without departing from the spirit of the invention. It should be understood, therefore, that the invention isnot limited to any specific form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of an escapement lever provided with matrix engaging pawls, a spring 2. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of an escapement lever provided with matrix engaging pawls, a spring engaging one end of the escapement lever and acting to rock the same 1n one direction,

a pivotedactuating lever in position to directly engage the other end of the escapement leverand rock 1t 1n the opposite direction, a spring acting directly on the actuat ing lever and of a strength relatively greater than that of the other spring, and means for controlling the operation of the actuating lever.

3. In a typographicalcomposing machine, the combination of a rocking escapement lever provided with matrix engaging pawls,

a spring acting onthe escapement lever andoperating to rock the same in one direction, a pivoted actuating lever provided with'two arms, one of which is adapted to engage the escapement lever, a spring acting directly on said lever arm and operating to rock the escapement lever in the opposite direction, and an operating device adapted'to engage the other arm of the actuating lever, andmove it positively against the action of its spring to allow the escapement lever spring to act.

' 4. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of an escapement bar, an escapement lever pivoted to said bar and provided with matrix engaging pawls, a spring sustained by the escapement bar and acting on the rear end of the escapement .lever to rock the same in one direction, an

actuating lever mounted wholly on the escapement bar in posltlon to engage the front end of the escapement lever, a second spring also supported by the escapement barand bearing on the actuating lever, and an operating devlce'adapted to engage the actuating lever. Y

operative relation to 'said assembler .en-

ing said actuating lever and of a strength greater than that of-the other spring, and means for controlling the operation of the the combination of a plurality of magazines 5,111 a typographical composing machine,

spring bearing at its forward end against the rear end of the escape'ment lever and '65 having its rear end seated in the escapement 1 bar, an actuating lever pivoted to and carried-by the escapement bar in position to engage the front end of the escapement lever, a second spring arranged beneath the escapement lever and engagedat its forward end with the actuating lever and havingits rear .end seated in the escapement bar, and an operating device adapted to engage-the actuating lever. f

6. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of an assembler entrance, a plurality of magazines adaptedto be shifted'to bring any selected one thereof into 8O trance, a set of escapement mechanisms for each magazine andshiftable with the magazine, each escapement mechanism comprising an escapement'lever provided with matrix engaging pawls, aspring acting onthe escapement lever to rock it in one direction, an actuating lever adapted to directly en-' gage the escapement lever and rock it in the opposite direction, anda spring for operatactuating levers of the operative magazine.

7 In a typographical composing machine,

and supporting base frames, adapted to be shifted to bring any selected one thereof into operative position, a set of escapement mechanisms for each ,magazine comprising an escapement lever pivotally sustained by 1 the base frame and'provided with matrix engaging pawls, a spring sustained by the base frame andracting-on the escapement lever to rock the same in one direction, an actuating lever pivotally sustained by the base frame and adapted to directly engage the escapement levervand rock the same in the opposite direction,- and asec'ond spring sustained by the base frame and. engaging the actuating" lever, said spring being of a strength greater than that of the. other spring, and means for controlling the opera,- tion of the actuating levers of theoperative magazine.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature hereto. 

